daft
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Yet, the film pulls off its share of daft, button-pushing jokes, too.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Citadel in 2022 moved its headquarters from Chicago to Miami, but it still maintains a large New York presence—which made it a daft target to pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Just how daft was made clearer by this week’s response from Mr. Griffin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
It would be daft to pretend that Holyrood can resolve all of these issues.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
I remember noticing how tense he’d got, and worrying he’d blurt out something completely daft.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Maybe you think it could be longer, louder, downright dafter?
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
While Skins managed to stay considerably ace, the plot lines also got darker and, eventually, dafter.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2019
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Totally undanceable, dafter than ever—and a wire-to-wire triumph.
From Slate ● May 21, 2013
The booming sound effect sounds even dafter when it's a clip off Morgan's pads.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2013
They stay'd nea langer i' t' wood that neet, Poor men were niver dafter, They ran awa hame as fast as they could, An' their dogs ran yelping after.
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Frederic William Moorman
"It was one of the daftest decisions in boxing. I'll be back."
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
Of all the myths about Beyoncé, the rumour that she didn’t give birth to Blue Ivy is among the daftest and the cruellest.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2018
It’s just a shame it’s also now one of the daftest.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2017
"It's one of the daftest mistakes of my life," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2012
I often tell him he's the daftest in a' the house.—But what are they making sic a skirling for?—Deil ane o' them's get in here—it wadna be mensfu'!
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Sir Walter Scott
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